Fundamentals of the Polymers Business

Overview

The polymer markets landscape has been characterised by volatile pricing, uncertain demand-supply outlook and rising self-sufficiency in China. It’s never been more important to understand the fundamentals of polymer production, applications, pricing and markets.

This two-day course is designed to give delegates a comprehensive understanding of both the commercial and technical aspects of polymers, enabling industry players to have a clear view of the industry and its direction.

Exploring production processes, feedstocks, supply/demand trends, price drivers and regional dynamics in the context of recent developments, the course offers insights into the market situation and outlook for the coming months and years.

Peter Taffe - Course Director, ICIS

Peter Taffe, a chemical engineering graduate from the University of Leeds in Britain, has over 30 years of experience in analysing the chemicals industry.

Peter has been part of ICIS training since its inception. Besides training, Peter is also part of the ICIS Data and Analytics team, which provides context to pricing and news. His present position is Intelligence Editor with responsibilities including Plants and Projects and Chemical and Company Intelligence reports. The Chemical reports look primarily at the market and pricing dynamics of individual petrochemicals as well as the processes used to make them.

He is also involved in generating weekly margin reports such as those on ethylene, polyethylene and polypropylene.

Paul Cherry - Consultant, Officium Projects

Paul has 20 years’ experience in the petrochemical industry working for Lyondell Basell and its predecessor companies, Basell, Montell and Shell Chemicals.

From 2002 to 2010 he was based in Hong Kong and was responsible for supply chain and procurement activities in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. After leaving Lyondell Basell, Paul has been working with Officium Projects, a company offering consulting and engineering services to the petrochemical industry as well as the ICIS training business.

Paul has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and Doctorate of Philosophy majoring in polymer science both from the University of Melbourne.

Why attend this course?

Explore the impact of recent events on the industry, both in the short- and long-term

Testimonials from past delegates of this course

"It is with great pleasure that I provide the following testimonial for the “FUNDAMENTALS OF THE POLYMERS BUSINESS” training course led by Paul Cherry.

Being a Packaging Technologist it is always important to understand the trends of plastic materials to ensure the right choices are made in the design phase. I found the “FUNDAMENTALS OF THE POLYMERS BUSINESS” training course has helped me to investigate and provide alternatives that consider the future trends. This in turn assists the company to be proactive rather than reactive. Paul was very informative and his style of presenting kept everyone engaged".

Packaging Technologist, LION Dairy and Drinks, Australia

"I’m new to the world of chemicals and polymers in specific, so this course was more like an introduction to the business. It has helped me a lot, after the course I got a fine idea of all different products/applications plus a very good view on the different controlling markets (America/Asia/ME/Europe) which is decisive to develop a vision behind the pricing of both raw materials/finished products. Also Paul Cherry was a very interactive teacher and he answered all of my questions superbly, so really enjoyed this course!

I would sincerely recommend it to anybody who is new to the business and if I get the opportunity I will surely do so!"

Sales Manager, NCT Middle East

Course Fees

Training Course

Early Bird Price (USD/EUR)

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Fundamentals of the Polymers Business

$1529.00 / €1259.00

$1699.00 / €1399.00

Please note that the fees above do not include VAT.

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